LITERATURE RESPONSE TO JANE YOLEN'S THE ACORN QUEST

FORM: ACROSTIC POETRY

Earthor,

An intelligent king,

Rules all of Woodland.

To

Help his country, he

Orders four knights to

Retrieve a magical golden acorn.

Mrs. Vaughn’s class

Belliful

Eats a

Lot,

Likes food, and

Is one of the Acorn

Fellowship. He is

Unhappy when he’s hungry and he

Loves it when he’s full.

Ms. Mathieson’s class

Runsalot is

Unbelievably brave. He is

Not afraid to

Sneak past the dragon. He will go on three

Adventures which prove his

Love

Of his country. His quest?

The Golden Acorn.

Mrs. Mitchell’s class

Gimmemore

Is a knight,

Mighty and

Muscular, who works for King

Earthor. He

Moves ahead

Of the others to find a

Repulsive, snoring dragon at the

End of the path.

Mr. Redmond's and Mrs. Jackson's classes

Tarryhere is a member of the

Acorn Fellowship. Belliful,  Gimmemore, and

Runsalot

Rush off on a quest to find a

Yellow-gold magical acorn. Tarryhere

Has a favorite saying: "Slow and steady."

Will he finish or will

Enchanted

Rain

End his journey?

Ms. Mitchell's class

Dragons have very small brains,

Rough, scaly armor,

And fiery breath. To reach their

Goal, the members

Of the Acorn Fellowship

Need to disguise themselves as a bog.

Mrs. Vaughn's class

Squirrelin is a wizard who leads

 the Acorn Fellowship on their

Quest. He

Usually does things in threes. He uses magic &

Inventions to help

Runsalot and the others

Reach their goal.

Enchantments will

Lure them

Into traps and only through Squirrelin's instincts and wisdom will they

Narrowly escape.

Ms. Mathieson's class

Quest means " a journey to find something."

Under the Brella the

Eager group leaves Tarryhere

Snoring as

They continue to search for the Golden Acorn.

 

Mr. Daraskevich's class